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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| British Europe including Long Island from The Vestey Collection | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 9th July 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing Details: Monday 7 July 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Tuesday 8 July 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. |
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| Auction Lots - Page 6 | |||
| 251 | |||
| 1d. black Plate 10, sheet of twenty [1-20] with Plate number 10 in the top margin and sheet margins other sides, [3] with variety "Rvevue" for "Revenue", unused, horizontal crease between rows three and four just touching the frame of two stamps, otherwise exceptionally fine for a multiple of this size. S.G. 10, 10b, £10,375. Photo £5,000-6,000 Note: Two examples of the "Rvevue" for "Revenue" have been recorded, each in a complete sheet with normals. The other sheet is in the National Postal Museum Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 252 | |||
| 1d. black, Plate 11, horizontal strip of four, [5-8], sheet margins at left and right, [8] variety "Postagg" for "Postage", unused, horizontal crease, small scissor cut between the third and fourth stamps; rare. S.G. 10, 10g, £6,125+. Photo £1,500-2,000 Note: The is the only recorded example of the "Postagg" for "Postage" variety Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 253 | |||
| 1d. blue, unused; fine. S.G. 11, £500. Photo £120-150 Provenance: R. M. Gibbs, March 1981 |
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| 254 | |||
| 1d. blue, Plate 2, horizontal pair [5-6], [5] showing variety "G.R.I." raised; unused, fine and extremely rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 11, 11 var., £1,000+. Photo £800-1,000 Note: Apart from the block of twelve, lot 257, this is the only recorded multiple of S.G. 11; three of the raised "G.R.I." variety were probably produced, one from each of the positions listed under major varieties of this value, but this is the only recorded example of this variety on this stamp Provenance: Marquess of Bute, 1959 "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 255 | |||
| 1d. blue, Plate 2, [11], variety "postage" for "Postage", unused; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007), S.G. 11c, £5,000. Photo £2,000-2,500 Note: The only recorded example Provenance: Colonel Eley, March 1995 |
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| 256 | |||
| 1d. blue, Plate 2, [20], from the corner of the sheet and showing "P" in right frame, unused, central hinge remainder, fine. S.G. 11 var., £500. Photo £300-350 Note: Two examples of this variety were produced, but this is the only recorded example Provenance: Marquess of Bute, 1959 "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 257 | |||
| 1d. blue, Plate 6, block of twelve [9-12/13-16/17-20], comprising the lower three rows of the sheet with margins at foot and at sides, [11] with variety "7" for "&", [13] and [18] variety "onr" for "one", unused; usual creasing for a multiple of this size; a great rarity. S.G. 11, 11a, 11f., £15,000++. Photo £6,000-8,000 Note: This is the only recorded block of S.G. 11; the example of S.G. 11a is unique; of S.G. 11f, some six were produced but only three have been recorded, the two in this block and a corner single, position [20] from Plate 4 Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 258 | |||
| 1d. mauve, unused; fine and scarce. S.G. 12, £275. Photo £150-200 Provenance: R. M. Gibbs, March 1981 |
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| 259 | |||
| 1d. mauve, from the left of the sheet, showing variety "LL" at foot of left frame, unused; crease in the sheet margin at left and the stamp with small wrinkle from hinge; extremely rare. S.G. 12 var. Photo £200-250 Note: It is thought that two examples of this variety were produced, but this is the only recorded example of this stamp Provenance: Marquess of Bute, 1959 "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 260 | |||
| 1d. mauve, Plate 2, horizontal strip of four [9-12], with sheet margins at left and right, [11] with "postage" for "Postage" variety and [9] showing raised "g.r.i." variety, unused; fine and extremely rare. S.G. 12, 12c, 12 var. £5,825+. Photo £1,500-2,000 Note: The is the only recorded example of the "postage" for "Postage" variety, of the raised "g.r.i." four are recorded Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 261 | |||
| 1d. mauve, Plate 9, [10] showing "G.R.I." shifted to left, unused; fine and rare. S.G. 12 var., £275. Photo £200-250 |
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| 262 | |||
| 1d. mauve, Plate 9, [15] showing "L" in frame at right, unused; crease in margin at left, clear of the design. S.G. 12 var. Photo £200-250 Note: It is thought that two examples of this variety were produced but this is the only one recorded Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 263 | |||
| 1d. mauve, Plate 6, sheet of twenty [1-20], with Plate number 6 in top margin and sheet margins all round, [11] with variety "7" for "&" and [13] and [18] each with variety "onr" for "one", unused; creased through the third row which shows the papermaker's watermark, fine and very rare. S.G. 12, 12a, 12f, £12,425++. Photo £6,000-8,000 Note: Of the two recorded examples of the "7" for "&" variety, one is contained in the above sheet and the other, an unused single, shows "one penny" shifted to left. Of the "onr" for "one" variety, it is thought that twelve were produced, including two with the "e" of "penny" doubled, seven have been recorded Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 264 | |||
| 1d. mauve, Plate 10, horizontal strip of four [1-4] the top row of the sheet with Plate number 10 in margin and sheets margins at left and right, [3] with variety "Rvevue" for "Revenue", unused; small ink stain in margin at top, the stamps fine and the variety extremely rare. S.G. 12, 12a, £5,825. Photo £2,000-2,500 Note: This is the only recorded example of the "Rvevue" for "Revenue" variety Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 265 | |||
| 1d. mauve, Plate 11, sheet of twenty [1-20] with Plate number 11 in the top margin and sheet margins all round, [8] with variety "Postagg" for "Postage", unused; creasing through the fourth horizontal row, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. 12, 12g, £8,725++. Photo £4,000-5,000 Note: Two examples of the "Postagg" for "Postage" variety were produced, the other example is a single and was included in the Marquess of Bute Sale Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 266 | |||
| 1d. red, unused; fine. S.G. 13, £325. Photo £150-200 Provenance: R. M. Gibbs, March 1981 |
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| 267 | |||
| 1d. red, Plate 2, [11] with variety "postage" for "Postage" and showing papermaker's watermark; unused, fine and unique. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 13c, £5,000. Photo £1,000-1,200 Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 268 | |||
| 1d. red, Plate 2, block of four [15-16/19-20] from the lower right corner of the sheet, [16] and [20] each with variety "p" in frame at right; unused, fine and very attractive. A great rarity. S.G. 13. Photo £1,200-1,500 Note: Of the two examples produced of the "p" in frame at right variety, both are contained in this block Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 269 | |||
| 1d. red, Plate 6, [11] with variety "7" for "&" and showing papermaker's watermark, unused, fine and extremely rare. P. Holcombe Certificate (1990). S.G. 13a, £3,500. Photo £1,200-1,500 Note: There are two of the "7" for "&" variety recorded, one contained in a complete sheet which shows "one penny" shifted to left Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 270 | |||
| 1d. red, variety "onr" for "one", unused; fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1967). S.G. 13f, £2,750. Photo £1,200-1,500 Note: Six examples of the "onr" for "one" variety were produced Provenance: R. M. Gibbs, March 1995 Twopence Halfpenny ValueOne plate was produced: Plate I consisting of 20 stamps. This value, of both third and fourth issues, differs from the other typewritten stamps in that the frames consist of dashes and stops instead of colons. The top and bottom frames consist of fifteen dashes while the vertical frame lines at left and right usually consist of eight stops. Paper slippage during typing caused height variations in the bottom row; the first four rows are of normal height, 38-39mm., but the four stamps in the bottom row are 42-43 mm. in height and this gave rise to the major varieties which were as follows:a)8 stops at left, 9 stops at rightPlate 1, Pos. 17 b)9 stops at both sidesPlate 1, Pos. 18 Plate 1, Pos. 19 c)10 stops at both sidesPlate 1, Pos. 20 A total of 80 stamps in all were produced, made up of 2 1/2d. stamps in black, in blue and in mauve. No remainders were destroyed |
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| 271 | |||
| 2 1/2d. black, Plate 1, [19] showing nine stops at both sides, unused; some creasing; extremely rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 14, £2,500. Photo £600-700 Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 272 | |||
| 2 1/2d. blue, Plate 1, [12], showing papermaker's watermark, unused; fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 15, £2,500. Photo £1,000-1,200 Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 273 | |||
2 1/2d. mauve, Plate 1, showing part of papermaker's watermark, unused; minor creasing; fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 16, £5,500. Photo £1,500-2,000Six Pence ValueOne plate was produced: Plate 1 consisting of 20 stamps. The major varieties were as follows:a)Sixpence one wordPlate 1, Pos. 2 Plate 1, Pos. 3 b)Without red ink initialsPlate ?, Pos. 1 c)"L" in frame at footPlate 1, Pos. unknown It is thought that a total of 102 stamps were produced made up of 6d. stamps in black, in blue and in mauve. 13 remainders were destroyed |
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| 274 | |||
| 6d. black, Plate 1, block of four [16-16/19-20] from the lower right corner of the sheet, unused; creased; a great rarity. S.G. 17, £14,000+. Photo £5,000-6,000 Note: This is the only recorded multiple of S.G. 17 and comprises half of the recorded unused examples of this stamp Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 275 | |||
| 6d. mauve, Plate 1 unused; fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 19, £1,400. Photo £400-450 Provenance: William Frazer, February 2004 |
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| 276 | |||
| 6d. mauve, Plate 1, variety "l" in frame at foot, unused; some wrinkling from hinge remainder, fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 19 var. Photo £500-600 Note: Three were produced, but this is the only recorded example of this variety on this stamp Provenance: Marquess of Bute, 1959 "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 277 | |||
| 6d. mauve, Plate 1, "sixpence" in one word, unused; tiny trace of a stain on the front from hinge on reverse; fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 19a, £4,750. Photo £1,200-1,500 Provenance: R. M. Gibbs, March 1981 One Shilling ValueFive plates were produced: Plates 1-4 each consisting of sheets of 20 stamps and Plate 5 consisting of sheets of 16 stamps.The major varieties were: a)"ISLANA" for "ISLAND"Plate 4, Pos. 2 b)"Postge" for "Postage"Plate 5, Pos. 3 c)"Rebenue" for "Revenue"Plate 1 or 2, top row d)"G.R.I." shifted to leftPlate 3, Pos. 12 e)"L" of "LONG" doubledPlate 5, Pos. 15 A total of 532 stamps in all were produced, made up of 1/- stamps in black top impressions, in black carbon copies, in blue and in mauve. 149 remainders were destroyed. A distinction has to be made between black top impressions and black carbon copies and they are treated as two separate stamps. The top impressions are worth a premium |
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| 278 | |||
| 1/- black (top impression), variety "Rebenue" for "Revenue", unused; corner creases and reinforced scissor cut at lower right. Unique. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 20c, £5,000. Photo £1,500-2,000 Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 279 | |||
| 1/- back (carbon copy), unused; fine. S.G. 20, £275. Photo £100-120 |
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| 280 | |||
| 1/- black (carbon copy), Plate 4, block of eight [1-4/5-8] comprising the top two rows of the sheet with Plate number 4 at upper left and sheet margins at left and right, [2] with variety "islana" for "island", [1] and [5] showing semicolon(s) for colon(s) at left, unused; usual horizontal creasing in a multiple of this size, mostly along the top frames of the second horizontal row; rare. S.G. 20, 20c., 20 var., £6,925+. Photo £2,000-2,500 Note: This block contains the only recorded example of the "islana" for "island" variety Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 281 | |||
| 1/- black (carbon copy), Plate 5, block of eight [1-4/5-8], comprising the top two rows of the sheet, showing Plate number 5 at upper left and sheet margins at left and right, [3] with variety "Postge" for "Postage", [4] with extra colon outside right frame, [5] with semicolons for colons at left, unused; minor creasing in the sheet margins, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. 20, 20b, 20 vars. Photo £2,500-3,000 Note: All three examples of the "Postge" for "Postage" variety have been recorded; apart from the example in the above block, there was an unused example in the Marquess of Bute sale and another unused single Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 282 | |||
| 1/- blue, unused, some staining from hinge on reverse, fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 21, £2,750. Photo £500-600 |
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| 283 | |||
| 1/- mauve, unused; fine. S.G. 22, £275. Photo £80-100 |
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| 284 | |||
| 1/- mauve, Plate 4, block of eight [1-4/5-8] comprising the first two rows of the sheet, showing Plate number 4 at upper left and with sheet margins at left and right, [2] variety "islana" for "island", [1] and [5] showing semicolon(s) for colon(s) in left frame, unused, corner crease in sheet margin, otherwise exceptionally fine for a multiple of this size; rare. S.G. 22, 22a, 22 var. Photo £2,000-2,500 Note: This block contains one of the two recorded examples of the "islana" for "island" variety, the other being an unused single which was in the Marquess of Bute sale, 1959 Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 285 | |||
| 1/- mauve, Plate 5, sheet of sixteen [1-16], showing Plate number 5 at upper left, with sheet margins at sides, position [3] with "Postge" for "Postage" variety, [15] with variety "l" of "long" doubled, [4] showing extra colon outside right frame, [5] and [9] showing semicolons for colons at left, unused; crease through third horizontal row and the lower right stamp with corner crease, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. 22, 22b, 22 vars. Photo £5,000-6,000 Note: This sheet contains one of only two recorded examples of the "Postge" for "Postage" variety; of the "l" in "long" doubled variety, two examples have been recorded - the one in the above sheet and an unused single Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 286 | |||
| 1/- mauve, variety "Rebenue" for "Revenue", unused; fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 22c, £5,000. Photo £2,000-2,500 Provenance: Colonel Eley, March 1995 1916 (7 May), The Fourth IssueThis issue was typewritten on thin wove unwatermarked transfer paper cut from a folio letter-copying book. As this paper did nottake ink, all sheets, with the exception of one black carbon sheet of the 2d. value from Plate 1, were initialled in black indelible pencil. The exceptional sheet was initialled in red ink; it is listed by Stanley Gibbons as S.G. 30c. This entire issue, perhaps even more so than is the case with the previous issue, is on extremely flimsy paper, many creases are to be expected. They consist of pre-typing paper creases, production paper creases and post-production creases Halfpenny ValueOne plate was produced; Plate 6 consisting of 24 stamps. Paper slippage caused the stamps of the bottom row to be 42-43mm. high instead of the usual 38-39mm. Each of these four stamps has ten colons in the frame at either side instead of the usual nine. On the second stamp in the bottom row, a lower case "r" was typed in error and an upper case "R" was typed over the top of it. The major varieties were:a)Large and small "R" in "Revenue", 10 colons at both sidesPlate 6, Pos. 22 b)10 colons at both sidesPlate 6, Pos. 21 Plate 6, Pos. 23 Plate 6, Pos. 24 A total of 144 stamps in all were produced made up of 1/2d. stamps in black top impressions, in black carbon copies, in blue, and in mauve. 30 remainders were destroyed. A distinction has to be made between top impressions and black carbon copies and they are treated as two separate stamps On Thin Wove paper, Initialled in Indelible Pencil |
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| 287 | |||
| 1/2d. black (top impression), Plate 6, [21] showing 10 colons at both sides, unused; minor faults. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 23, £650. Photo £500-600 Note: This is one of seven unused examples of this stamp and the only recorded example from the bottom row of the sheet Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 288 | |||
| 1/2d. black (carbon copy), unused; minor wrinkles from hinge remainder on reverse; fine. S.G. 23, £650. Photo £200-250 |
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| 289 | |||
| 1/2d. black (carbon copy), Plate 6, horizontal strip of three [21-23] from the lower left corner of the sheet. enormous margin at foot, [22] showing "R" over "r" in "Revenue", all three with frames showing 10 colons at both sides, unused; usual horizontal creasing and a vertical crease through the centre stamp; rare. S.G. 23, £1,950+. Photo £800-1,000 Note: This is the largest recorded multiple of S.G. 23. Apart from these three examples, only one other example is recorded from the bottom row. The above example of position [22] variety is the only one recorded Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 290 | |||
| 1/2d. mauve, Plate 6, corner block of four [17-18/21-22] from the foot of the sheet, [21] and [22] each showing 10 colons at both sides, [22] also showing the variety large and small "R" in "Revenue", unused; faint horizontal crease through the foot of [22], otherwise fine and unique. S.G. 25. Photo £4,000-5,000 Note: This is the only recorded multiple of S.G. 25. It contains the unique example of the large and small "R" in "Revenue" variety on this stamp. Only one other example of a stamp from the bottom row has been recorded, a single, position [24] Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 One Penny ValueOne Plate was produced; Plate 12 consisting of 24 stamps. The major variety was:a)"L" in "LONG" doubledPlate 12, Pos. 17 While records show that a total of 144 stamps were produced, made up of 1d. stamps in black, in red, in blue, and in mauve, the 24 stamps in blue and 24 stamps in mauve are thought not to exist and, of the black stamps, 24 remainders were destroyed |
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| 291 | |||
| 1d. black, Plate 12, block of four [13-14/17-18] with sheet margin at left, [17] with variety "l" on "long" doubled, unused; fine and extremely rare. S.G. 26, £3,800+. Photo £2,000-2,500 Note: This block of four, one of the two recorded blocks, contains the only recorded example the variety "l" of "long" doubled, of which three were produced Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 292 | |||
| 1d. red, used on cover addressed to Oxford, "s/9 my/16" in circle cancellation in red pencil and tied by London wavy line arrival postmark, endorsed "H/ Pirie-Gordon/Lieut. Cdr RNVR" at upper left; the stamp with minor wrinkles and the envelope creased at left, fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 27. Photo £2,500-3,000 Provenance: Colonel Eley, March 1995 Twopence ValueTwo plates were produced; Plates 1 and 2 each consisted of 24 stamps. The major varieties were:a)Error; 1d. and 2d. se-tenantPlate 2, Pos. 18 b)"G.R.I." shifted to leftPlate 1, Pos. 17 c)Initialled in red inkPlate 1, S.G.30 only d)"L" of "LONG" doubledPlate 1, Pos. 18 e)"G.R.I." shifted to rightPlate 2, Pos. 16 f)"y" under "t" of "postage"Plate 2, Pos. 12 g)"TWO PENCE" shifted to leftPlate 2, Pos. 9 A total of 288 stamps in all were produced, made up of 2d. stamps in black top impressions, in black carbon copies, in black carbon copies exceptionally initialled in red ink, and in mauve. A total of 39 remainders were destroyed. The quantity includes the six 1d. stamps produced se-tenant with 2d. stamps in error. A distinction has to be made between black top impressions and black carbon copies and they have been treated as two separate stamps |
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| 293 | |||
| 2d. black (top impression), Plate 2, block of eight [17-20/21-24], comprising the lower two rows of the sheet and with sheet margins at left and right, [18] showing the 1d. error se-tenant with 2d. values, unused and of the greatest rarity; a wonderful multiple. S.G. 30, 30b. Photo £7,000-10,000 Note: This is the only recorded multiple of this stamp and it accounts for half of the recorded examples. The block contains the unique example of the 2d. se-tenant with 1d. variety. The purplish dashes making up the line under "long island" on some stamps suggest that this particular key was hitting the ribbon where the black and red met Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 294 | |||
| 2d. black (carbon copy), unused; small stain from hinge on reverse in margin at top; fine. S.G. 30, £450. Photo £150-200 |
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| 295 | |||
| 2d. black (carbon copy), Plate 1, [17], initialled in red and showing "g.r.i." shifted to left, unused; trace of horizontal crease in the sheet margin, minute hinge thin, otherwise fine and a unique variety on this stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 30a, var. Photo £800-1,000 Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 296 | |||
| 2d. black (carbon copy), Plate 2, horizontal strip of three [17-19]. from the left of the sheet, [18] showing 1d. error se-tenant with 2d. values; unused and of the greatest rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 30, 30b. Photo £4,000-5,000 Note: This strip contains the only recorded example of the 1d. se-tenant with 2d. carbon copy in private hands, the other being contained in the sheet of Plate 2 in the National Postal Museum |
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| 297 | |||
| 2d. mauve, unused; small thin spot in the margin at top, clear of the design; fine. S.G. 31, £950. Photo £200-250 |
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| 298 | |||
| 2d. mauve, Plate 2, horizontal strip of three [17-19] with sheet margin at left, [18] showing the 1d. error se-tenant with 2d. values; unused; [19] with small thins, otherwise fine and of the greatest rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (1967). S.G. 31, 31a, £12,000+. Photo £5,000-6,000 Provenance: Colonel Eley, March 1995 Twopence Halfpenny ValueOne Plate was produced; Plate 2 consisted of 24 stamps. As in the third issue 2 1/2d. stamps on thin horizontally laid paper,these frames consist of dashes and stops instead of stops and colons. On the second stamp in the top row, a lower case "g" was typed in error and an upper case "G" was typed over the top of it. The major varieties were: a) Large and small "G" in "G.R.I."Plate 2, Pos. 2 b) "LONG ISLAND" shifted to leftPlate 2, Pos. 21 c) 3 brackets in bottom frame at leftPlate 2, Pos. 1 d) "R" of "G.R.I." doubledPlate 2, Pos. 7 A total of 144 stamps in all were produced, made up of 2 1/2d. in black top impressions, in black carbon copies, in blue and in mauve. A total of 29 remainders were destroyed. A distinction has to be made between black top impressions and black carbon copies and they have been treated as two separate stamps |
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| 299 | |||
| 2 1/2d. black (carbon copy), Plate 2, corner block of four [19-20/23-24], from the lower right corner of the sheet, [24] showing extra stop outside the right frame, unused; minute thin some 20mm. clear of the designs at foot; fine and extremely rare. S.G. 32. Photo £2,500-3,000 Note: This is the only recorded multiple of this stamp and accounts for four of the fifteen recorded examples Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
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| 300 | |||
| 2 1/2d. blue, Plate 2, block of four [17-18/21-22] with sheet margin at left, [21] showing "long island" shifted to left, unused; insignificant wrinkle, fine and extremely rare. S.G. 33, £12,000+. Photo £5,000-6,000 Note: The block of twelve in the National Postal Museum consists of the top three rows of the sheet, positions [1-12]; the pair in the Royal Collection consists of positions [13-14]; this block is the only other multiple Provenance: "Mountrobeck", June 1994 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| British Europe including Long Island from The Vestey Collection | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 9th July 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing Details: Monday 7 July 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Tuesday 8 July 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. |
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